Urology

A urological examination begins with a complete assessment of the patient's symptoms and other complaints, as well as taking an anamnesis. It is extremely important for the urologist to know exactly the condition of the future patient, but even more so the characteristics of the symptoms, since the associated changes can cause very characteristic complaints, which allows the treating doctor to search for the problem in a targeted manner. In addition to the patient's general condition, it is also important to assess whether there has been a urological disease in the family, since certain changes are very often hereditary - especially with regard to tumor symptoms.

After learning about the symptoms, the urologist performs a physical examination of the patient. Men are often afraid of this, but nowadays these are basically not associated with pain, but rather with discomfort. The urologist can check the state of the prostate in men through the rectum, but in the case of complaints involving the testicles, he also assesses these organs through palpation.

It is typical that many patients will also need laboratory tests, such as blood and urine tests, but semen tests are also particularly common - especially in the case of problems affecting the prostate. If an accurate diagnosis is required, instrumental urological examinations follow the above. One of the most important tools of the urologist in this field is ultrasound, several forms of which are known and used in this case, depending on the condition of which organ needs to be checked.

It is a fast, painless and safe alternative that does not involve radiation exposure, and can also immediately provide a comprehensive picture of the patient's condition and related changes. In addition to ultrasound, uroflow and urodynamic testing are also often used in urological examinations, as well as, if necessary, prostate biopsy through the perineum, which is one of the new generation methods of histological sampling.